Cactus, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cactus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—95°71°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle23%0.02″96°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——100°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—102°75°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—104°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Rain49%0.15″100°71°-4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.67 with 17 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 12:04 AM
- Moonset
- 12:04 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cactus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79013
16-Day Forecast — Cactus
- Sat95°71°12%
- Sun96°67°23%
- Mon96°65°8%
- Tue100°72°8%
- Wed102°75°26%
- Thu104°74°49%
- Fri100°71°49%
- Sat92°68°21%
- Sun88°64°2%
- Mon90°65°2%
- Tue96°68°3%
- Wed100°74°8%
- Thu106°77°23%
- Fri109°79°23%
- Sat105°80°26%
- Sun102°79°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Cactus
SPC has placed Cactus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Cactus
- 79013
- 79029